2009 July 14 | Current Arthritis News and Research

Meniscal Damage, Knee Pain Not Related in Osteoarthritis

In a report to be published in the December, 2007 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, researchers conclude that meniscal damage is not directly related to knee pain in osteoarthritis (OA). The report, however, says that both tissue damage and pain are related to osteoarthritis.

The menisci are the “cushions” against joint cartilage damage in the knee. [...]

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Traffic Pollution Increases Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

Research conducted by a team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital has determined that there may be a link between traffic pollution and development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

The researchers used data from 90,000 women who participated in the Nurses’ Health Study and used Geographical Information Software to measure the distance from each woman’s home and the [...]

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